France's TotalEnergies forms new Brazil renewable energy venture

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The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarter skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France, October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - French company TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) announced on Wednesday the creation of a new joint venture with Brazilian company Casa dos Ventos to set up a new renewable energy portfolio in Brazil.

TotalEnergies will hold 34% of the new venture while Casa dos Ventos will hold 66%. TotalEnergies said that it would pay $550 million in cash and a potential extra $30 million to complete the acquisition, and would have the option to buy an extra 15% stake in the Brazil venture after 5 years.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Editing by Louise Heavens

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